Amethicium
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Amethicium is a genus
of fungi in the family Phanerochaetaceae
. A monotypic
genus, it contains the single species Amethicium rimosum, first reported by Hjortstam in 1983.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Phanerochaetaceae
Phanerochaetaceae
The Phanerochaetaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales.-Genera:*Amethicium*Antrodiella*Australicium*Australohydnum*Byssomerulius*Candelabrochaete*Ceriporia*Ceriporiopsis*Climacodon*Hjortstamia...
. A monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, it contains the single species Amethicium rimosum, first reported by Hjortstam in 1983.